HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- A Huntsville man was convicted Wednesday in Madison County Circuit Court of sexual abuse of a child under 12 and will face at least 10 years in prison.

John Phyllip Baker, 20, was charged with sodomy, but the jury found him guilty of the lesser charge of sexual abuse, following a trial that began Monday. Baker was represented by Huntsville attorney Roy Miller

Madison County Assistant District Attorney Tim Gann prosecuted Baker. Gann said under Alabama law the sentencing range for a Class B felony is up to 20 years, but on the sexual abuse charge involving a child, Baker will have to serve a minimum of 10 years in prison.

Baker was charged for an incident that occurred in a home on Holmes Avenue in July 2010. He was 17 at the time of the incident, Gann said.

Circuit Judge Ruth Ann Hall set a sentencing hearing for Baker for May 10, according to court records.